title: Pellagra in a child--a rare entity.
abstract: This case has been presented as pellagra, which is very rare in children. Pellagra is due dietary deficiency of niacin. Usually seen in alcoholics, malabsorption syndromes occur very rarely in children. A 11-y-old girl presented with well-defined, hyperpigmented, hyperkeratotic, symmetrical, thick scaly plaques surrounded by erythema on the dorsum of the hands, arms, feet, legs up to knees, and along the sides of the neck. The child was given 100 mg of Nicotinamide. Skin lesions resolved rapidly with the treatment and the child improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermotology, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences and Hospital. Electronic address: naveenkn80@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kikkeri Narayanashetty
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Naveen
authors.forename: Varadraj V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bagalkot
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rashme
authors.forename: Sharatchandra B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Athanikar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004890:Erythema / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009525:Niacin / Q000172:deficiency*; D009536:Niacinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010383:Pellagra / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D009536:Niacinamide; D009525:Niacin
keywords: Child; Pellagra